On Episode 180 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rogue exoplanet's weird weather, and much more.
Should we be worried about China investing in SpaceX? How about those close-up shots of the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas? And are asteroids hiding out near Venus a threat to Earth? All this and more...
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Space news of the week
- NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins
- Senators Cruz and Cornyn Want To Chop Up Space Shuttle Discovery
- Could China return the Perseverance rover's possible biosignature sample from Mars?
- NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole
- Nearly invisible asteroids around Venus could threaten Earth — but don't worry, not for a while
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will be eyed by Mars and Jupiter probes as it zooms past the sun this month
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
- JWST delivers 1st weather report of nearby world with no sun — stormy and covered with auroras
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About This Week In Space
This Week in Space covers the new space age. Every Friday we take a deep dive into a fascinating topic. What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets? When will SpaceX really send people to Mars?
Join Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik from Space.com as they tackle those questions and more each week on Friday afternoons. You can subscribe today on your favorite podcatcher.
